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The District 2 Class AA volleyball tournament is set to start today, as eight teams from the Lackawanna League and Wyoming Valley Conference continue their quest for district gold.

Holy Redeemer won the Wyoming Valley Conference with a 12-0 record and earned the top seed for the district tournament. The Royals, who are the defending district champions, advanced all the way to the PIAA semifinals last season before losing to eventual state champion Northeastern.

Western Wayne is the

No. 2 seed after finishing with a 13-1 record and a second consecutive Lackawanna League crown. Last season, the Wildcats finished third in the district and earned a PIAA berth. Their only loss this season came against Mountain View, the No. 4 seed.

Both Holy Redeemer and Western Wayne will host quarterfinal matchups today. Holy Redeemer will take on No. 8 Crestwood (8-4) in the first match at

5 p.m. Fifth-seeded Coughlin (10-2) and Mountain View (12-2) will play a half hour after the conclusion of the first match.

At Western Wayne, third-seeded North Pocono (11-1) will be trying to match the postseason success it had last year. The Trojans made it to the district final before falling to Holy Redeemer. However, they rebounded to sweep their PIAA first round match against Carver High School of Engineering and Science.

The only blemish on North Pocono’s resume this year was a 3-2 loss to Holy Redeemer on April 7. The Trojans will face sixth-seeded Abington Heights (11-3) at 5 p.m. with the host Western Wayne and No. 7 Nanticoke (9-3) to follow 30 minutes after.

Semifinal action is scheduled for May 20 at the site of the highest remaining seed. The third-place and championship matches will be played May 22 at Lake-Lehman High School beginning at 5 p.m. The top three finishers in the district will qualify for the PIAA tournament, which is slated to begin May 28.

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